Change to UK law means that all knives including cutlery knives are now 18+ age restricted items. To ensure compliance with this new law, Arthur Price will be carrying out age verification of all bladed items, included cutlery sets.
Old English evolved in the 1750s from the Rattail pattern. The 'pip' seen on the front of the fork handle appears on the reverse of the spoon because, in the Georgian ere, spoons would have been laid face down on the table.